“What are McDonald’s and Burger King waiting for now?” asked CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. “If KFC, which deep-fries almost everything, can get the artificial trans fat out of its frying oil, anyone can. Colonel Sanders deserves a bucket full of praise.”

Next stop: Getting KFC to go free-range!

The Colonel actually died of cancer (not heart disease) at the ripe age ninety. Scroll down here for a picture of his grave. Will someone please buy his Christmas album on eBay now? It’s surely a collector’s item and great conversation piece!